Biology:Halityle

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Short description: Genus of starfishes

Halityle
Halityle regularis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Valvatida
Family: Oreasteridae
Genus: Halityle
Fisher, 1913 [1]
Species:
H. regularis
Binomial name
Halityle regularis
Fisher, 1913
Synonyms[1]
  • Culcitaster H.L.Clark, 1915
     (A synonym of genus Halityle Fisher, 1913 sec. Fisher (1919))

Halityle regularis, commonly known as the mosaic cushion star,[2] is a species of sea star in the family Oreasteridae. It is the sole species in the genus Halityle.[1]

Distribution

The mosaic cushion star is found in the Western Central Pacific in countries such as the Philippines .[3][4] It is found in tropical climates in depths of 3–90 meters.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 C.L. Mah (2010). "Asteroidea taxon details for Halityle Fisher, 1913". World Asteroidea Database. http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205788. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Arthur, B.. "Mosaic Cushion Star - Halityle regularis". http://eol.org/pages/4704963/overview. Retrieved 2 February 2018. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Palomares, M. L. D. and Pauly, D., eds. (2022). "Halityle regularis" in SeaLifeBase. November 2022 version.
  4. "Mosaic Cushion Star (Halityle regularis)". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348850-Halityle-regularis. 

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